Medical, Sore throat/cold lasting longer

Sore throat/cold lasting longer

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kraus.. #1 / 6	Sore throat/cold lasting longer I have had a sore throat and slight afternoon fever for 10 days now. Colds for me ussually take the pattern of a sore throat for a day or two and then a head and chest cold for another week. This one just hangs in the sore throat stage and is making swallowing and sleeping unpleasant. And it doesn't go away. Also I am seeing and feeling little white bumps on my tongue and in the back of the mouth that are also linger. I have been to my doctor and been told that he has seen other patients recently with the same problem. He recommends that I take aspirin, rest, gargle with salt water. He figures that it will go away in "due course". Has anybody had this virus and how long did it last for you? I live in Northern California. Steve
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 03:00:00 GMT

Leonard Even #2 / 6	Sore throat/cold lasting longer Quote: > I have had a sore throat and slight afternoon fever for 10 days now. > Colds for me ussually take the pattern of a sore throat for a day or > two and then a head and chest cold for another week. This one just > hangs in the sore throat stage and is making swallowing and sleeping > unpleasant. And it doesn't go away. Also I am seeing and feeling > little white bumps on my tongue and in the back of the mouth that are > also linger. > I have been to my doctor and been told that he has seen other patients > recently with the same problem. He recommends that I take aspirin, > rest, gargle with salt water. He figures that it will go away in "due > course". > Has anybody had this virus and how long did it last for you? I live > in Northern California. > Steve I've heard of other people with similar symptoms, and I seem to have been fighting off a cold or something for a month now. A physician also described something like this that she has seen and she has even had it herself. However, any long lasting sore throat could be a strep infection, and it might be worth having a throat culture. I would be surprised in you saw a physician who didn't take one, but maybe your throat didn't look that bad at the time. -- Department of Mathematics, Norwthwestern University Evanston Illinois
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 03:00:00 GMT

kraus.. #3 / 6	Sore throat/cold lasting longer Quote: >However, any long lasting sore throat could be a strep infection, and it >might be worth having a throat culture. I would be surprised in you saw >a physician who didn't take one, but maybe your throat didn't look that >bad at the time. My doctor looked at the throat and said that it didn't look like strep. Just red and not mucusie. Steve
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 03:00:00 GMT

michel duperr #4 / 6	Sore throat/cold lasting longer Quote: > I have had a sore throat and slight afternoon fever for 10 days now. > Colds for me ussually take the pattern of a sore throat for a day or > two and then a head and chest cold for another week. This one just > hangs in the sore throat stage and is making swallowing and sleeping > unpleasant. And it doesn't go away. Also I am seeing and feeling > little white bumps on my tongue and in the back of the mouth that are > also linger. > I have been to my doctor and been told that he has seen other patients > recently with the same problem. He recommends that I take aspirin, > rest, gargle with salt water. He figures that it will go away in "due > course". > Has anybody had this virus and how long did it last for you? I live > in Northern California. > Steve Sorry about that, You know yourself, you can always ask a second opinion or simply keep in touch with your doctor so as to find out other patient prognostics. Grandpa used to say:"Keep busy. This way you won't have time to to think about becominf ill". Whatever you do, just don't come this way. ;-) Speedy recovery, Michel.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 03:00:00 GMT

Kirsten Krebs Thoms #5 / 6	Sore throat/cold lasting longer Quote: >> I have had a sore throat and slight afternoon fever for 10 days now. ... Also I am seeing and feeling Quote: >> little white bumps on my tongue and in the back of the mouth that are >> also linger. >> I have been to my doctor and been told that he has seen other patients >> recently with the same problem. He recommends that I take aspirin, >> rest, gargle with salt water. He figures that it will go away in "due >> course". >> Has anybody had this virus and how long did it last for you? I live >> in Northern California. >> Steve Steve, I had a sore throat + fever + fatigue in November-December that lasted for 6 weeks. I thought it was just flu for about 2 weeks and when it didn't go away I insisted on a throat culture for strep and {filter} test for mono, both of which were negative. I was on 2 different antibiotics for 4 weeks before it finally got better. My doctor still says it was just a resistant bacterial infection. I've been very susceptible to every cold and flu since then, however, and get very tired very easily. Get the usual throat cultures/{filter} tests to rule out strep or mono, get LOTS of rest, and good luck... Kirsten San Diego, CA
Fri, 20 Aug 1999 03:00:00 GMT

Scott Crip #6 / 6	Sore throat/cold lasting longer : > : > I have had a sore throat and slight afternoon fever for 10 days now. : > Colds for me ussually take the pattern of a sore throat for a day or : > two and then a head and chest cold for another week. This one just : > hangs in the sore throat stage and is making swallowing and sleeping : > unpleasant. And it doesn't go away. Also I am seeing and feeling : > little white bumps on my tongue and in the back of the mouth that are : > also linger. : > : > I have been to my doctor and been told that he has seen other patients : > recently with the same problem. He recommends that I take aspirin, : > rest, gargle with salt water. He figures that it will go away in "due : > course". : > : > Has anybody had this virus and how long did it last for you? I live : > in Northern California. : > : > Steve : : Sorry about that, You know yourself, you can always ask a second opinion : or simply keep in touch with your doctor so as to find out other patient : prognostics. Grandpa used to say:"Keep busy. This way you won't have time : to to think about becominf ill". Whatever you do, just don't come this : way. ;-) Speedy recovery, Michel. I'd call your doctor and request a test for Strep Throat and if he declines see another doctor. If all else fails treat it with echinacea/goldenseal capsules, 3 caps 4x's daily which helps to support the immune system as well as having anti-biotic qualities. But I'd press seeing a doctor in case it is strep; you dont want to fool around with strep. Cheers, Scott
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 03:00:00 GMT

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